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101.

In the vacuum diode equation ib = keb^1.5, the current is

A. temperature limited current
B. space charge limited current
C. any of the above
D. none of the above
Answer» C. any of the above
102.

In p channel JFET, VGS is positive.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
103.

The conductivity of germanium increases by about 6 percent per degree increase in temperature.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
104.

The range of visible light is

A. 300 to 2000 Å
B. 200 - 4000 Å
C. 4000 to 7700 Å
D. more than 10000 Å
Answer» D. more than 10000 Å
105.

High purity copper is obtained by

A. rolling casting
B. casting
C. electrolytic refining
D. induction heating
Answer» D. induction heating
106.

Atomic number of germanium is

A. 24
B. 28
C. 32
D. 36
Answer» D. 36
107.

Hall effect is observed in a specimen when it is carrying current and is placed in a magnetic field. The resulting electric field inside the speciment will be in

A. direction normal to both current and magnetic field
B. the direction of current
C. direction antiparallel to magnetic field
D. an arbitrary direction depend upon conductivity
Answer» B. the direction of current
108.

In a semiconductor avalanche breakdown occurs when

A. reverse bias exceeds the limiting value
B. forward bias exceeds the limiting value
C. forward current exceeds the limiting value
D. potential barrier is reduced to zero
Answer» B. forward bias exceeds the limiting value
109.

Between which regions does BJT act like switch?

A. Cut off and saturation
B. Cut off and forward active
C. Forward active and cut off
D. Saturation and active
Answer» B. Cut off and forward active
110.

The reverse saturation current depends on the reverse bias.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
111.

An n channel JFET has IDS whose value is

A. maximum for VGS = 0 and minimum for VGS negative and large
B. minimum for VGS = 0 and maximum for VGS negative and large
C. maximum for VGS = 0 and minimum for VGS positive and large
D. minimum for VGS = 0 and maximum for VGS positive and large
Answer» B. minimum for VGS = 0 and maximum for VGS negative and large
112.

The rating of a transformer to deliver 100 watts of D.C. power to a load under half wave rectifier will be nearly

A. 1 kVA
B. 350 VA
C. 175 VA
D. 108 VA
Answer» C. 175 VA
113.

The kinetic energy of photoelectrons emitted by a photo sensitive surface depends on

A. intensity of the incident radiation
B. wavelength of the incident radiation
C. surface conditions of the surface
D. angle of incidence of radiation
Answer» C. surface conditions of the surface
114.

Assertion (A): Two transistors one n-p-n and the other p-n-p are identical in all respects (doping, construction, shape, size). The n-p-n transistor will have better frequency response.Reason (R): The electron mobility is higher than hole mobility.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
115.

In a conductor the conduction and valence bands overlap

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
116.

Photoconductive devices uses

A. metallic conductors
B. good quality insulators
C. semiconductors
D. either (a) or (c)
Answer» D. either (a) or (c)
117.

In an n channel JFET, VGS = VGS(off). Then

A. ID is zero
B. ID may be zero or positive
C. ID is positive
D. ID may be zero or negative
Answer» B. ID may be zero or positive
118.

In all metals

A. conductivity decreases with increase in temperature
B. current flow by electrons as well as by holes
C. resistivity decreases with increase in temperature
D. the gap between valence and conduction bands is small
Answer» B. current flow by electrons as well as by holes
119.

Donor energy level is n type semiconductor is very near valence band.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
120.

In fabricating silicon BJT in ICs by the epitaxial process, the number of diffusions used is usually

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
Answer» E.
121.

At a P-N junction, the potential barrier is due to the charges on either side of the junction, which consists of

A. fixed donor and acceptor ions
B. majority carriers only
C. minority carriers only
D. both majority and minority carriers
Answer» B. majority carriers only
122.

The value of a in a transistor

A. is always equal to 1
B. is less than 1 but more than 0.9
C. is about 0.4
D. is about 0.1
Answer» C. is about 0.4
123.

Dielectric strength of polythene is around

A. 10 kV/mm
B. 40 kV/mm
C. 100 kV/mm
D. 140 kV/mm
Answer» C. 100 kV/mm
124.

The threshold voltage of a MOSFET can be lowered by 1. using thin gate oxide2. reducing the substrate concentration3. increasing the substrate concentration. Of the above statement

A. 3 alone is correct
B. 1 and 2 are correct
C. 1 and 3 are correct
D. 2 alone is correct
Answer» D. 2 alone is correct
125.

When a p-n-p transistor is properly biased to operate in active region the holes from emitter.

A. diffuse through base into collector region
B. recombine with electrons in base
C. recombine with electrons in emitter
D. none of the above
Answer» B. recombine with electrons in base
126.

The temperature of cathode is increased from 2500K to 2600K. The increase in thermionic emission current is about

A. 0.1%
B. 4%
C. 50%
D. 150%
Answer» E.
127.

The probability giving distribution of electrons over a range of allowed energy levels is known as

A. Maxwell's Distribution
B. Fermi-Dirac Distribution
C. Richardson Dushman Distribution
D. none of the above
Answer» C. Richardson Dushman Distribution
128.

In an n channel JFET, the gate is

A. n type
B. p type
C. either n or p
D. partially n & partially p
Answer» C. either n or p
129.

Assertion (A): In an n-p-n transistor as the electrons enter the collector region, they are accelerated towards the collector terminal.Reason (R): Emitter base junction in BJT is forward biased.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
130.

The merging of a hole and an electron is called

A. recombination
B. covalent bonding
C. thermal union
D. none of the above
Answer» B. covalent bonding
131.

Mobility is directly proportional to Hall coefficient.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
132.

One eV = 1.602 x 10¯¹⁹ joules.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
133.

In n channel JFET, the gate voltage is made more negative

A. the channel width will increase
B. the channel width will decrease
C. the channel width and drain current will decrease
D. the channel width will decrease and drain current will increase
Answer» D. the channel width will decrease and drain current will increase
134.

The concentration of minority carriers in a semiconductor depends mainly on

A. the extent of doping
B. temperature
C. the applied bias
D. none of the above
Answer» C. the applied bias
135.

The intrinsic carrier concentration of silicon sample at 300 K is 1.5 x 10¹⁶/m³. If after doping, the number of majority carriers is 5 x 10²ᴼ/m³. The minority carrier density is

A. 4.5 x 10¹¹/m³
B. 3.33 x 10⁴/m³
C. 5 x 10²ᴼ/m³
D. 3 x 10¯⁵/m³
Answer» B. 3.33 x 10⁴/m³
136.

The depletion layer consists of immobile ions.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
137.

An inductor filter has a ripple that __________ with load resistance and consequently is used only with relatively __________ load currents.

A. decreases, low
B. decreases, high
C. increases, low
D. increases, high
Answer» E.
138.

In a photodiode the current is due to

A. majority carriers
B. minority carriers
C. both majority and minority carriers
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» C. both majority and minority carriers
139.

A CMOS amplifier when compared to an N-channel. MOSFET, has the advantage of

A. higher cut off frequency
B. higher voltage gain
C. higher current gain
D. lower current drain from the power supply, there by less dissipation
Answer» B. higher voltage gain
140.

The product kT (where k is Boltzmann's constant and T is absolute temperature) at room temperature is about

A. 0.051 eV
B. 0.026 eV
C. 0.01 eV
D. 0.001 eV
Answer» C. 0.01 eV
141.

The spins in a ferrimagnetic material are

A. all aligned parallel
B. partially aligned antiparallel without exactly cancelling out sublattice magnetisation
C. randomly oriented
D. all aligned antiparallel such that the sublattice cancels out exactly
Answer» C. randomly oriented
142.

At room temperature, the current in the, intrinsic semiconductor is due to

A. holes
B. electrons
C. ions
D. holes and electrons
Answer» E.
143.

Assertion (A): Silicon is less sensitive to changes in temperature than germanium.Reason (R): It is more difficult to produce minority carriers in silicon than in germanium.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
144.

Resistivity of carbon is around

A. 10 to 70 m-ohm-cm
B. 80 to 130 m-ohm-cm
C. 800 to 1300 m-ohm-cm
D. 8000 to 13000 m-ohm-cm
Answer» D. 8000 to 13000 m-ohm-cm
145.

Calculate the stability factor and change in IC from 25°C to 100°C for, β = 50, RB/ RE = 250, ΔIC0 = 19.9 nA for emitter bias configuration.

A. 42.53, 0.85 μA
B. 40.91, 0.58 μA
C. 40.91, 0.58 μA
D. 41.10, 0.39 μA
Answer» B. 40.91, 0.58 μA
146.

The amount of time between the creation and disappearance of a hole in an intrinsic semiconductor material is called

A. life cycle
B. recombination time
C. life time
D. half life
Answer» D. half life
147.

With increasing temperature, the electrical conductivity of metals

A. increases
B. decreases
C. increases first and then decreases
D. remains unaffected
Answer» C. increases first and then decreases
148.

The energy of one quantum of light equal to hf.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
149.

If aac for transistor is 0.98 then βac is equal to

A. 51
B. 49
C. 47
D. 45
Answer» C. 47
150.

In intrinsic semiconductor the increase in conductivity per degree increase in temperature is about

A. 2%
B. 6%
C. 15%
D. 25%
Answer» C. 15%